Cup dispensing carton



May 25, 1943. K. BUTT'ERY 2,319,975.

' 7 our msrm sme CARTON Filed May 5; 1941 ATTORNEYS.

. Patented May 25, 1943 Kenneth. Buttery,

to Sutherland Paper Company,

Mich.

Kalamazoo, Mich, assignor Kalamazoo,

Application May 5, 1941, Serial No. 391,921

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in cup dispensing cartons.

The main objects of'this invention are:

First, to provide a cup dispensing carton or container for nested cupswhich serves as an effective shipping and sanitary storage receptaclefor the cups and at the same time permits withdrawal of the cups one byone when the container is mounted in dispensing position;

' Second, to provide a dispensing carton for cups which may be formedentirely of fibrous carton or container stock and at the same time hascup retaining detents which. are adapted to withstand considerable load,yet permit the withdrawal of the cups one byone, and the cups are notlikely to become displaced or disarranged in use or in shipping andhandling of the carton.

Third, to provide a structure having these advantages which is veryeconomical.

Objects pertaining to details and economies of my invention willdefinitely appear from the description -.to follow. The invention isdefined in the claims.

The lower end of the carton is provided with closure flaps 8, 8 and ipartially severed from the body along the folding lines II to facilitate.tearing oi! the lower end ,flaps when the carton A structure whichembodies the features of my invention is clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a cup dispensing carton embodyingmy invention in dispensing position, a portion of the wall of the bodyof the container being broken away to show structural details.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the end flaps open.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the container on the diagonalline 3-3 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cup retaining member in erectedposition.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is tical section of a modified form or embodiment of myinvention.

In the accompanying the carton with drawing I have illusan enlargedinside fragmentary ver-' trated my invention as embodied in a dispensingcarton for cups I which, as illustrated, are provided with bead-likerims 2.

The dispensing carton of my invention com-- prisesthe elongated tubularbody 3 formed of fibrous carton or container stock provided with top endclosures l, 4 adapted to interlock and an outer top closure 5 having atuck flap 6 at its outer end. These parts when closed form a completelyclosed end as shown in Fig. 1. The rear wall of the body is providedwith a perforation or eyelet 'l to receive a nail or other support.

is supported for use. The cups are removably retained within the body bymeans of the tubular cup retaining member I: which is telescoped orsleeved into the body, being preferably a close fit therein, andretained as by means of staples IS. The retaining member is preferablyarranged with its lower edge flush with the lower end of the body asshown in Fig. 3, the retaining member and body serving as mutuallycoacting reinforcing members.

The corners of the retaining member are vertically scored or weakened atH to'facilitate folding, being formed of a continuous blank withoverlapping portions l5 adhesively secured together, see Fig. 4. Thisretaining member has vertically spaced slits l6 and I1 extending acrossthe comers thereof, the upper slits It being relatively short and thelower slits ll preferably reversely curved as in the structureillustrated. The adjacent walls have upwardly converging score lines orweakened zones l8 which extend from the ends of the slits II to the endsof the slits l6. These score lines or weakened zones, together with thecomer score lines or weakened zones l4, permit the portion bounded bythe slits and the weakened zones H to be deflected in- 'wardly as thewalls of the retaining member are adjusted to erected tubular positionto provide triangular inwardly inclined detents is. when the walls'aresecured in this erected tubular position thedefiected portions are veryeflectively retained in their erected or detent-constituting position.

With the parts in the position shown in Fig. 4 the retaining member isinserted in the body of the carton and secured therein. Their severaldetents are effectively retained in erected position to serve assupports for the cups and also to permit withdrawal of the cups one byone. The detents are quite rigid but will yield to permit the withdrawalof the cups, and, also, cups with certain types of rims will yieldsubstantially to pass the detents.

and set of detents. However, the single set of detents is found to bevery eflective.

Ihave illustrated and described my invention in embodiments which I havefound to be very desirable. I have not attempted to illustrate ordescribe certain modifications andadaptations which I- contemplate as itis believed this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art toadapt my invention as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cup dispensing carton adapted as a container for a stack of nestedcups having rims comprising an elongated tubular body formed of fibrouscarton stock and being of rectangular cross section and provided withclosure flaps, the bottom end closure flaps being joined to the walls ofthebody along weakened zones to facili-v tate removal thereof, and atubular cup retaining member also formed of fibrous carton stock andbeing of rectangular cross section telescoped within said body at thelower end thereof and secured therein with its lower edge substantiallyflush with the lower end of the body and constituting a reinforcingmember therefor, said retaining member having corner scores andreversely curved transverse slits at the corners thereof extending intothe adjacent side walls and upwardly converging scores extending fromthe ends of the slits to points adjacent the corners, said scoresfacilitating the folding of the portions of the retaining member boundedby said slit and converging scores into triangular downwardly inclineddetents which coact with the rimsof the cups for yieldingly retainingthe same and permitting their withdrawal one by one, the supporting ofthe walls of the retaining member in their angular relation within saidbody acting to support said detents in their erected position.

2. A cup dispensing carton adapted as a container-for a stack of nestedcups having rims comprising an elongated tubular body formed of fibrouscarton stock and being of rectangular cross section, and a tubular cupretaining mem- 1 ber also formed of fibrous carton stock and being ofrectangular cross section telescoped within said body at the lower endthereof and secured therein with its lower edge substantially flush withthe lower end of the body and constituting a reinforcing membertherefor, said retaining member having corner scores and reverselycurved transverse slits at the corners thereof extending into theadjacent side walls and upwardly converging scores extending from theends of the slits to points adjacent the corners, said scoresfacilitating the folding of the portions of the retaining member boundedby said slit and converging scores into trangular downwardly inclineddetents which coact with the rims of the cups for yieldingly retainingthe same and permitting their withdrawal one by one, the supporting ofthe walls of the retaining member in their angular relation within saidbody acting to support said detents in their erected position.

3. A cup dispensing carton adapted as a container for a stack of nestedcups comprising an elongated tubular body formed'of fibrous cartonstock, and a tubular cup retaining member also formed of fibrous cartonstock having angularly disposed walls sleeved within said body at thelower end thereof and secured therein, said retaining member havingreversely curved transverging scores being deflected inwardly intotriangular downwardly inclined cup retaining detents permitting thewithdrawal of cups one by one.

KENNETH BUTTERY.

